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MinIO CEO, CMO talk unicorn status, future of object storage

In this Q&A, CEO Anand Babu Periasamy and CMO Jonathan Symonds talk about how multi-cloud has positioned MinIO to become a player in the object storage market.

By Adam Armstrong • Feb. 1, 2022

Web3 use cases for storage flimsy for now

The marketing lingo of Web3 is slinking into the storage industry, but the use cases are few and the technology immature.

By Tim McCarthy • Feb. 1, 2022

exabyte (EB)

An exabyte (EB) is a large unit of computer data storage, two to the sixtieth power bytes.

By Alexander Gillis • Jan. 31, 2022

CyArk migrates digital archive to Seagate’s Lyve Cloud

On a mission to create 3D digital blueprints of cultural heritage sites, CyArk discovered its storage infrastructure was too brittle for the task. It turned to Seagate for help.

By Adam Armstrong • Jan. 31, 2022

Illinois college uses Wasabi cloud storage to cut ties with tape

Moraine Valley Community College's IT department replaced its tape backup system with modern cloud storage using Rubrik and Wasabi, saving on time and costs.

By Tim McCarthy • Jan. 26, 2022

Hard disk drives to remain dominant storage media in 2022

Hard disk drives are increasing in density and maintaining a lower price point than alternatives, but flash is gaining ground. Here, experts sound off on the fate of HDDs in 2022.

By Adam Armstrong • Jan. 26, 2022

information lifecycle management (ILM)

Information lifecycle management (ILM) is a comprehensive approach to managing an organization's data and associated metadata, starting with its creation and acquisition through when it becomes obsolete and is deleted.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 25, 2022

WORM (write once, read many)

In computer media, write once, read many, or WORM, is a data storage technology that allows data to be written to a storage medium a single time and prevents the data from being erased or modified.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 25, 2022

Dell Apex introduces new multi-cloud management tools

Dell is adding more capabilities to its Dell Apex cloud as-as-service portfolio, which are billed as tools to simplify and manage a multi-cloud infrastructure.

By Adam Armstrong • Jan. 19, 2022

Hammerspace CEO: Storage flexibility is now crucial

In this Q&A, David Flynn, CEO of Hammerspace, reflects on how COVID-19 and remote work have affected storage vendors that specialize in data storage management.

By Tim McCarthy • Jan. 18, 2022

Enterprise data storage 2021 Products of the Year finalists

The 20th anniversary of the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage Products of the Year contest showcases 39 finalists in backup, cloud, disk, hyper-converged and management.

By Ryan Arel, Ryann Burnett, Paul Crocetti, John Moore, Margie Semilof and Erin Sullivan • Jan. 12, 2022

Top 10 storage stories highlight trends of 2021

The top 10 storage stories of 2021 highlight both large vendors and startups and demonstrate reader interest in performance, better pricing and new features.

By Adam Armstrong • Jan. 11, 2022

Reduce data storage waste with planning, retention policies

Delete unneeded data to ensure no data storage is wasted and to save both time and money. Use retention policies, data repositories and compliance as guides to get started.

By Robert Sheldon • Jan. 10, 2022

Analysts predict cloud storage trends for 2022

Cloud storage vendor competition will heat up in 2022, with new managed services, support for hybrid deployments and persistent storage services, industry experts predict.

By Tim McCarthy • Jan. 6, 2022

Understand NVMe 2.0 specification and its related features

NVMe 2.0 added several features for storage administrators to consider, including domain support. The specification also made enhancements, such as to Endurance Group Management.

By Jim Handy • Jan. 4, 2022

holographic storage (holostorage)

Holographic storage is computer storage that uses laser beams to store computer-generated data in three dimensions.

By Alexander Gillis • Dec. 29, 2021

content-addressed storage (CAS)

Content-addressed storage (CAS) -- also called content-addressable storage -- is a method for storing fixed content as objects and providing fast access to that content.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 29, 2021

direct access storage device (DASD)

A direct access storage device (DASD) is a type of secondary storage device that supports direct access to the stored data, as opposed to sequential access, which is slower and less efficient.

By Robert Sheldon • Dec. 23, 2021

redundant

Data redundancy refers to the practice of keeping data in two or more places within a database or data storage system.

By Brien Posey, Alexander Gillis • Dec. 21, 2021

Vast Data: New NVMe enclosures will cause HDD demise

Vast Data is using 30 TB QLC SSDs in its Universal Storage system, putting itself on par with enterprise HDDs in pricing, while bringing more performance to a smaller footprint.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 17, 2021

Best options for video data storage include cloud, tape

Video data storage presents some challenges, such as dealing with large file sizes and compliance. Here's what to consider when assessing storage options for video data.

By John Edwards • Dec. 17, 2021

address space

Address space is the amount of memory allocated for all possible addresses for a computational entity -- for example, a device, a file, a server or a networked computer.

By Andrew Zola • Dec. 17, 2021

Get to know the Microsoft Teams retention policies

Microsoft Teams retention policies can ensure that critical data is not accidentally deleted too early, and unnecessary data doesn't take up space longer than it needs to.

By Brien Posey • Dec. 16, 2021

NetApp AFF A900 brings more performance to same chassis

NetApp AFF A900 adds higher efficiency, additional OnTap features and optional anti-ransomware software to the flagship array. There's also an upgrade option for A700 users.

By Adam Armstrong • Dec. 16, 2021

Panzura debuts managed cloud migration service for CloudFS

Enterprises considering a move to the cloud now have another provider to help them get there with Panzura's CloudFS cloud migration services.

By Tim McCarthy • Dec. 16, 2021